Frank jones



(No Model.)

F. JONES.

A CORN POPPER. No. 453,744. Patented June 9,1891.

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NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.s

FRANK JONES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO IIIMSELF AND SARAH E.JONES, OF SAME PLACE.

CORN-POPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 453,744, dated June 9,1891.

Application filed November 13, 1890. Serial No. 371,365. (No model.)

To VcoZ whom it may concern: tudinally in relation to the lid. The wireE Be it known that I, FRANK J ONES, of Chiis preferably attached to thecover B by passcago, in the county of Oook and State of Illiing itbetween the upper and lower strips of nels, and acitizen of the UnitedStates, have the binding when the binding is made of 5 inventeda certainnew and useful Improve sheet metal; but it may be attached in any nientin Oorn-Foppers, of which the following other suitable manner. Theforward end of is a specification, reference being had to the the wire Eis niovably attached to the lid B, accompanying drawings, in whichasabove described, preferably on the center Figure l is a perspective viewof my irnline, and is bent over to form a catch e, which 6o io provedcorn-popper. Fig. 2 is a partial veris preferably made in the form of ahook.

tical section on line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 The catch e engages anorifice or hole F in is a partial vertical section on line 3 3 of thefront portion of the basket Ato fasten Fig. l. down the lid B, as shownin Fig. l.. The rear My invention relates to corn-poppers of the portionof the wire E is movably attached to r 5 common form having an ordinaryhinged lid. the lid B at one side of the center line of the In thecommon methods of fastening' down pepper, as shown in Fig. l, and at ashort the lid of a corn-pepper the fastener is in dist-ance back fromthe edge of the lid it is such position that it becomes heated when thebent upward at an angle, as shown at c in corn-pepper is placed over thefire, and the Fig.l l, to form a finger-piece by means of 7c zo operatorhas therefore been unable to open which the operator may raise the lidB. In or raise the lid without burning his fingers order to bring thecatch c in the center of the or being put to a great deal of trouble tolid B and to prevent the wire or fastener E avoid Such an Occurrence.from moving too far, the wire E is bent four The object of my inventionis to avoid the times at right angles to form an angular arm 25 aboveobjection by providing a novel device e, as shown in Fig. l. This formof confor fastening down the lid, which may be opstruetion also preventsturning of the wire. erated from the rear of the pepper, whereby Findicates a hole in the upper portion of the rear portion of thefastening device will the basket A, which is adapted to receive the notbe sufficiently exposed tothe fire to becatch e of the fastener'. Thecatch e is made So 3o Corne heated to any great extent. of such lengththat when the wire or fastener' A further object of my invention is topro- E is pushed forward until the arm c strikes vide a novel device bymeans of which the the edge of the lid B the point of the hook lid of acorn-pepper may be raised from the will just clear the hole F, when thelid may rear. be raised by the linger-piece c.

3 5 I accomplish these objects as illustrated in The operation of mydevice is as follows: the drawings, and as hereinafter specified. Tofasten the lid closed, the hook or catch e That which I claim as newwill be pointed is pushed into the hole F, either by pulling out in theclaims. back the finger-piece e or by pushing directly In the drawings,A indicates the lower or on the hook. Then it is desired to open the 9o4o basket portion of an ordinary wire cornlid of the corn-pepper, theoperator pushes popper. forward on the finger-piece until the hook c Bindicates the lid or cover of a corn-popis clear of the hole F. Ile thenpresses down per. The lid B is bound on its upper and on thefinger-piece, thus raising the lid. The lower edges in the usual form.The cover B nger-piece e is bent upward at an angle in 45 is hinged atthe rear to the basket A of the order that the lid may be opened to thefullest corn-pepper by hinges C, as shown in Fig. l. extent, so that itmay be readily emptied or D indicates a wire screw, t0 which the han`filled. dle of the corn-pepper is attached in the usual As shown in Fig.l, the binding of the lid manner. is notched or recessed so that the endg of the roo o Eis a wire, which extends longitudinally of finger-piecee will engage the wire in the the lid B, and is adapted to be movedlongibinding, as shown in Fig. 3, when the fastener is disengaged fromthe hole F. This construction enables the lid to be swung open by thefinger-piece c without disturbing the position of the fastener.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. In a corn-popper, the combination, with a basket open at its top anda lid hinged to the rear portion thereof, of a fastening Wire or rodhaving a catch Which engages and disengages the lid from the frontportion of the basket, and provided at the rear portion of the basketand lid with a finger-piece for operating the catch at the front of thebasket, substantially as described.

2. In a corn-popper, the combination, with a basket open at its top anda lid hinged at the rear portion thereof, of a fastening wire or rodcarried by and swinging with the lid, movable lengthwise thereupon, andhaving at one end a catch Which engages the front edge of the lid withthe frontportion of the basket and at the other end a finger-piece byWhich to slide the fastening Wire or rod on the lid lfor moving thecatch into and out of engage ment with the front portion of the basket,substantially as described.

3. In a corn-popper, the combination, With a basket and a lid hinged tothe rear portion thereof, of a fastening Wire or rod carried by andswinging with Lthe lid, having a catch to lock the lid upon the basket,and provided with a projecting finger-piece at the rear portion of thelid for swinging the latter on its hinged connection to open the basket,substantiallyI as described.

4. In a corn-popper, the combination, with a basket having a hole ororifice F at its front portion and a lid hinged to the'basket at therear portion thereof,.of a longitudinally-movable fastening Wire or rodcarried by and swinging with the lid, and comprising a catch e, anangular arm e, and a pro] ecting fingerpiece e for locking, releasing,and swinging the lid, substantially as described.

5. In a corn-popper, the combination, with a basket having an orifice orhole F, and a lid hinged to the basket at the rear portion thereof, of alongitudinally-sliding vvire or rod carried by and swinging with the lidand having at the front portion of the basket a catch c and at the rearportion thereof a iinger-piece e', substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

FRANK JONES.

Witnesses: A

A. H. ADAMS, HARRY T. JONES.

